Canon or Nikon, which one?

Hi I hope you good people can help me?

I've got a Pentax K30 and I'm looking to upgrade my equipment, the reason being is that I'm finding it hard to find accessorie's for the Pentax and I have been looking further afield.

I've been looking at the Canon EOS 750D, and the Nikon D5300. I'm a bit confused about which is the better one, I do landscapes and documenting and I don't know which one to choose. can you help me decide please?

Both come with 18-55m lenses.

Many thanks.

what cant you get for the k30. To get the level of control you have in your humble k30 you would need a D60/70/80 from canon or a D7000 series from Nikon. By that I mean your k30 has the ability for high speed sync with flash dual control dials (with hyper shift really handy) weather sealing and a pentaprism viewfinder.

In my opinion, as long as you stick with one of the top two brands, you can find anything that you want for accessories. Even if you venture out into a third or fourth leading brand, you can probably find the stuff you need. Once you get beyond that, you are out in no-mans-land. You might find stuff, and then suddenly the market changes and you can't find anything. So, there are reasons why some brands remain market leaders.

imaging-resource.com/cameras/nikon/d5300/vs/canon/t6i

Canon wins by one:

Less Expensive, Larger Sensor, faster startup, higher effective iso, more dynamic range, built in GPS, longer battery life, more telephoto reach, more AF points:

Canon: Near Field communications, touch screen, on-sensor phase detect, more cross-type AF points, less shutter lag, newer, lighter-weight, bigger jpeg buffer, faster raw shooting, bigger raw buffer.

Buy the T6i.

Canon & Nikon both make good systems. I've seen really good images from both. The ergonomics are very different, so it's difficult to tell you which is "better". If possible, pick up & handle both and see which one you prefer.

Mark

Both cameras have lots of fans. My view on landscape photography is that it is more about the lenses than the bodies. Really good landscape choices for either brand will not be cheap. Links for various opinions -

Better choice for first DSLR, Canon T6i vs. Nikon D5500?

Canon 760D or Canon 80D or Nikon D5500 or Nikon D7200 for first DSLR ?

Buying advice for body+lens @ 1'000 $

Kelly Cook

This is terrible advice. Don't use a dead-simple specs comparison to give advice, because it's useless for those asking for it. That's something they usually do on their own anyway. Here is why it's such awful advice

jbcohen said:

imaging-resource.com/cameras/nikon/d5300/vs/canon/t6i

Canon wins by one:

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I guess the following are the "pros" for the Nikon …

jbcohen said:

Less Expensive,

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Depends on region/market.

jbcohen said:

Larger Sensor,

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Slightly, oh so slightly. They're both called APS-C.

Besides, simply saying the sensor is bigger is useless. The Canon 1Ds from 2002 has a 35mm (full frame) sensor, should that automatically count as an advantage?

jbcohen said:

faster startup,

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Didn't care to look at the numbers, but I bet it's meaningless.

jbcohen said:

higher effective iso,

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I see it's based on DxOMark, their "low light" score. I don't care for it, but it can be a decent indicator. That is, if you put it in relative terms, and clearly say how much better it is. I wouldn't stress about an improvement of less than 1 stop.

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more dynamic range,

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Again, relative, needs to be put in context.

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built in GPS,

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Okay, but not everyone cares about this.

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longer battery life,

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Valid.

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more telephoto reach,

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This is BS. They're comparing the kit lenses, and using the 18-140mm for the Nikon and 18-55mm for the Canon!

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more AF points:

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Meaningless. I would much rather have one fast and accurate point than 500 useless ones. Of course this isn't such an extreme case here, but still "more AF points" means nothing.

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Canon: Near Field communications,

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Wow.

jbcohen said:

touch screen,

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Useful for some. I have it on my camera and hardly ever use it.

jbcohen said:

on-sensor phase detect,

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Only useful for those shooting in Live View.

jbcohen said:

more cross-type AF points,

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This comes back to my "more AF points" mini-rant. It's an improvement, but still meaningless.

jbcohen said:

less shutter lag,

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Same comment as for "faster startup."

jbcohen said:

newer,

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That's a con for me. It means they're not as readily available on the used market. Other than that, it's absolutely meaningless.

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lighter-weight,

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Valid, though I don't think people would pick either of those for lightweight shooting. And I think their numbers are wrong, maybe they added the lens weights. Ugh.

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bigger jpeg buffer,

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I don't know where they got the numbers from. If it's their own testing: valid, but only for those who care about this.

jbcohen said:

faster raw shooting,

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4.8 fps vs. 4 fps. Wow.

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bigger raw buffer.

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6 vs. 4 shots. Wow.

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Buy the T6i.

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Let's use a car analogy, shall we? Everybody loves those.

Pros for Car A: safer (according to the most credible testing and ranking facility there is, and by a healthy margin), better mpg.

Pros for Car B: can drive 0.01 mph faster, has door latches that are 3% bigger, has 1 more button for preset radio stations, exterior colors can be changed after purchase.

Totals: A earns 2 points, B earns 4 points. Buy Car B right now! It won by 100%!!!

What accessories can't you find for your Pentax?

I can't imagine what you need to shoot landscapes that isn't available for a Pentax DSLR.

Tedolph

One should look at what lenses, but if looking at DxOMark

Nikon D5300 beats the Canon 750D in every category

Comparing the camera features

There's 11 advantages to picking the Nikon D5300 vs. Canon 750D's 3 advantages

Comparing the bodies, you'll get better image quality choosing Nikon and there's 8 additional benefits to boot and cheaper so you can buy/spend your money on a better lens.

Nikon does do better on DxOMark benchmarks. That doesn't mean better image quality. Canon has nicer colors, for instance, in my opinion, and the DxO numbers are close enough that the only place they matter is dynamic range.

Canon has better video and a touch screen. Nikon has more focus points. Really, it comes down to ergonomics. Where Pentax has them both beat.

(I've used all three, I don't own any of the three, but I'd consider both the Canon and the Nikon a significant downgrade from the Pentax if I were buying myself)

Either, nothing to choose. Truly.

They are close enough not to count too much which you choose.

Here is just the sensor performance (I put also a full frame camera to put in perspective the measurements).


Nikon has better SNR across the entire range, much better DR at base ISO (but the two are similar after ISO 3200).

Canon wins on movie side.

Some like the rendering of Canon (more magenta) some like more Nikon rendering (more green). If you shoot RAW you can tweak to your heart.

I've always used Canon cameras. I know that Nikon's are nice but I don't think I could use anything other than a Canon camera.

And dual control wheels!

The poster already mentioned. It is nice but not a deal breaker. The prism OVF is the main advantage of K-30.

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And dual control wheels!

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Yep I said that as well . Pentax = best bang for the buck when it comes to dslr in my book.

AuraTodd said:

Hi I hope you good people can help me?

I've got a Pentax K30 and I'm looking to upgrade my equipment, the reason being is that I'm finding it hard to find accessorie's for the Pentax and I have been looking further afield.

I've been looking at the Canon EOS 750D, and the Nikon D5300. I'm a bit confused about which is the better one, I do landscapes and documenting and I don't know which one to choose. can you help me decide please?

Both come with 18-55m lenses.

Many thanks.

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I prefer Canon's image quality and selection of lens but both are fine.

And don't forget the mirrorless models from Sony, Fuji, etc.


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AuraTodd said:

Hi I hope you good people can help me?

I've got a Pentax K30 and I'm looking to upgrade my equipment, the reason being is that I'm finding it hard to find accessorie's for the Pentax and I have been looking further afield.

I've been looking at the Canon EOS 750D, and the Nikon D5300. I'm a bit confused about which is the better one, I do landscapes and documenting and I don't know which one to choose. can you help me decide please?

Both come with 18-55m lenses.

Many thanks.

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They're going to be very similar, it would be easier to choose the lenses, for instance whether Nikon has the equivalent of Canon's 10-18, at the same price point, as well as other desirable lenses like the 24mm 2.8 and 40mm 2.8 or the 70-200 zooms - and viceversa.

AuraTodd said:

Hi I hope you good people can help me?

I've got a Pentax K30 and I'm looking to upgrade my equipment, the reason being is that I'm finding it hard to find accessorie's for the Pentax and I have been looking further afield.

I've been looking at the Canon EOS 750D, and the Nikon D5300. I'm a bit confused about which is the better one, I do landscapes and documenting and I don't know which one to choose. can you help me decide please?

Both come with 18-55m lenses.

Many thanks.

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As others have said, you might not *need* to upgrade especially if your K30 can do everything you need it to.

But if you really, really want to, my advice is to press the flesh with them. Gold Bars to Turkish Lira either will do what you need to them to do, so the real question is not capability, but rather ergonomics. How do they feel in your hands? Can you access everything easily enough? Do your hands cramp because they are either too big or too small? Are they light enough with the lens that you can carry it all day reasonably comfortably? Can you manipulate everything easily enough?

The answer to the ergonomics question is one you and only you can answer by going to the camera store and picking them up.

I hope this helps!

As others have said, Canon, Nikon, and others all make excellent cameras.

All current model Canon and Nikon DSLRs are capable of excellent quality landscapes and documenting.

As a general rule, unless you have some unusual need, then either brand will do. If you do have some unusual need, then pick the brand that meets that need.

As the technical capabilities are not an issue, I would look to ergonomics and your environment.

In terms of ergonomics, hold both cameras in your hand. See which feels better to you. Does the menu system on one camera make more sense to you?

If you still can't decide, see what brand your friends are shooting, and buy that brand. In this way your friends will be in a better position to help you with camera operation, and you can hit them up when you want to borrow a lens.